From: [Silicon.com]
CIOs need to take a more prominent in business transformation because of the ability of IT to help - or hinder - changes within organisations.
When organisations have to navigate a business transformation, the IT organisation is usually in the middle of it in some way, either as a key enabler or a key constraint, said Jorge Lopez, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner.
"CIOs rarely have a leadership position in a change of this scale, and they need to prepare more vigorously to ensure that IT does its job to advance strategic change," Lopez said in a statement.
Gartner has identified three broad areas - context, implementation and organisational change - in which CIOs should take action and ask questions to ensure they contribute to making business transformation projects a success.
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CIOs need to take a more prominent in business transformation because of the ability of IT to help - or hinder - changes within organisations.
When organisations have to navigate a business transformation, the IT organisation is usually in the middle of it in some way, either as a key enabler or a key constraint, said Jorge Lopez, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner.
"CIOs rarely have a leadership position in a change of this scale, and they need to prepare more vigorously to ensure that IT does its job to advance strategic change," Lopez said in a statement.
Gartner has identified three broad areas - context, implementation and organisational change - in which CIOs should take action and ask questions to ensure they contribute to making business transformation projects a success.
Click and read more: http://bit.ly/bPR5I7
